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Connection problem

Nov 22nd, 2008

<?php
<$conn=mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");
echo("connected");
if(!$conn)
{
die('could not connect:'.mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db("student",$conn);
if (!mysql_select_db('student', $conn)) {
echo 'Could not select database';
exit;
}

?>

This the code..Using which I want to connect but getting the error:

Parse error: parse error in c:\apache\htdocs\phpmyadmin\connection.php on line 6

Plz help

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Re: Connection problem

Nov 22nd, 2008

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Originally Posted by anumitadas

<?php
<$conn=mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");
echo("connected");
if(!$conn)
{
die('could not connect:'.mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db("student",$conn);
if (!mysql_select_db('student', $conn)) {
echo 'Could not select database';
exit;
}

?>

This the code..Using which I want to connect but getting the error:

Parse error: parse error in c:\apache\htdocs\phpmyadmin\connection.php on line 6

Plz help

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<?php
<$conn=mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");
echo("connected"); ......
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<$conn=mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");
echo("connected"); ......